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Difference between revisions of "XCOM: Enemy Unknown"

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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-41071emy-Unknown1-XCOM/dp/B008ALU5KG/ Amazon] | {{ID|Amazon}} {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-XCOMEU/xcom-enemy-unknown GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}} {{ID|Steam}} | }}
 
{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-XCOMEU/xcom-enemy-unknown GamersGate] | {{ID|GamersGate}} {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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==Game data==
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===Save game location===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{Game Location Table/row|Steam|%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\SaveData\}}
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}}
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{{--}} Having too many save games can cause slowdowns, which can be fixed by regularly purging save games.
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing|
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[Steam Cloud]] | false | }}
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[GameSave Manager]] | hackable | In the database. }}
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}}
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==Video settings==
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[[File:xcom_eu_display.jpg|200px|thumb|right|In-game settings.]]
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{{Video Settings
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
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|multimonitor              =false
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|multimonitor_notes        =Game renders '''''upside-down'''''.<ref>http://img.wsgf.org/f/u/imagecache/node-gallery-display/contrib/dr/23733/ingame_3x1.jpg</ref>
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|fov                        =
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|fov_notes                  =
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|windowed                  =true
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|windowed_notes            =
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|fullscreen                =true
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|fullscreen_notes          =Includes "Borderless Window" display mode.
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|anisotropic                =true
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|anisotropic_notes          =
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|antialiasing              =true
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|antialiasing_notes        =
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|vsync                      =true
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|vsync_notes                =
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}}
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==Input settings==
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{{Input Settings
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|key_remap                  =true
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|key_remap_notes            =Can bind two key combinations for each function.
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|acceleration_option        =false
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|acceleration_option_notes  =Some in-game functions cause mouse to accelerate wildly (e.g., any area-of-effect ability).
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|controller_support        =true
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|controller_support_notes  =
 
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===Save Game Slowdowns===
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===[http://xcom.nexusmods.com/mods/25/ Graphics Mod by philstatUK]===
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Having a lot of savegames can cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen (most noticeable due to music pausing for a second).
 
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This HDD bottleneck problem can be solved by cleaning up the SaveData folder: <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\SaveData</code>
 
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Old unused saves should be either deleted or moved to another location.
 
  
 
===Turn off multiplayer chat===
 
===Turn off multiplayer chat===
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==Game data==
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==Issues fixed==
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===Save game location===
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===Save game slowdowns===
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{{Game Location Table|
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{{--}} Having a lot of savegames can cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen (most noticeable due to music pausing for a second), caused by a hard drive bottleneck.
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{{Game Location Table/row|Steam|%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\SaveData}}
 
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}}
 
  
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===[[Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing|
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{{Fixbox/fix|Delete unnecessary save games}}
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[Steam Cloud]] | false | }}
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Delete files in the save game folder: <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\SaveData</code>
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing/row| [[GameSave Manager]] | hackable | In the database. }}
 
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}}
 
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==Video settings==
 
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[[File:xcom_eu_display.jpg|200px|thumb|right|In-game settings.]]
 
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{{Video Settings
 
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|widescreen_resolution      =true
 
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|widescreen_resolution_notes=
 
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|multimonitor              =false
 
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|multimonitor_notes        =Game renders '''''upside-down'''''.<ref>http://img.wsgf.org/f/u/imagecache/node-gallery-display/contrib/dr/23733/ingame_3x1.jpg</ref>
 
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|fov                        =
 
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|fov_notes                  =
 
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|windowed                  =true
 
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|windowed_notes            =
 
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|fullscreen                =true
 
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|fullscreen_notes          =Includes "Borderless Window" display mode.
 
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|anisotropic                =true
 
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|anisotropic_notes          =
 
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|antialiasing              =true
 
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|antialiasing_notes        =
 
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|vsync                      =true
 
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|vsync_notes                =
 
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}}
 
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==Input settings==
 
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{{Input Settings
 
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|key_remap                  =true
 
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|key_remap_notes            =Can bind two key combinations for each function.
 
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|acceleration_option        =false
 
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|acceleration_option_notes  =Some in-game functions cause mouse to accelerate wildly (e.g., any area-of-effect ability).
 
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|controller_support        =true
 
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|controller_support_notes  =
 
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 22:25, 3 March 2013

Template:Infobox X-COM (series) Not to be confused with X-Com: UFO Defense.

Key points

The game suffers from an abundance of bugs in its current state. Some bugs are game-breaking.[1]

General information

Steam Forum
Steam Community Hub.
Official Forum - not PC-specific.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Game data

Save game location

Template:Game Location Table

Having too many save games can cause slowdowns, which can be fixed by regularly purging save games.

Save game cloud syncing

Template:Save Game Cloud Syncing

Video settings

File:Xcom eu display.jpg
In-game settings.

Template:Video Settings

Input settings

Template:Input Settings

Improvements

Disable intro movies

Instructions

Graphics Mod by philstatUK

Turn off multiplayer chat

Some users may be using an alternate VoIP program (Ventrilo, Mumble, TeamSpeak, etc.) to chat while playing multiplayer, and may wish to turn the in-game chat off. There is no in-game setting to do so, but by editing an INI file, you can turn off voice chat.

Instructions

Issues fixed

Save game slowdowns

Having a lot of savegames can cause the game to momentarily freeze while loading the "Save Game" screen (most noticeable due to music pausing for a second), caused by a hard drive bottleneck.
Instructions

System requirements

Template:System Requirements

Windows XP is not supported, but the game can be hacked to run on it using this guide.

Run on Windows XP

A user on the Steam Forums has posted a guide for running the game under Windows XP (outside of its System requirements).


References